A Matter of Class 📖

A Matter of Class

Balogh, Mary
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historical fiction romantic historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~144 pp

Vibe

melancholic romantic regretful

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count36,000
Page count~144 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited